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Where the Conference is Starting From
Read moreThe first official meeting of the conference committee is expected to occur sometime next week, at which point the conferees will begin attempting to...
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Bad Ideas Watch: Shutdown/Debt Ceiling Edition
Read moreBipartisan discussions over how to end the partial government shutdown and raise the debt ceiling are coming down to the wire as this week begins...
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House Setting Into Motion Farm Bill Conference
Read moreNaturally, the country has been consumed by the developments (or lack thereof) in the government shutdown and debt ceiling impasse. But there is some...
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Rep. Paul Ryan Floats a Down Payment
Read moreIn an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal, House Budget Committee chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) presents a possible down payment on the debt as a way out of...
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Another Super Committee?
Read moreUpdate: The Obama Administration has issued a veto threat for the bill, instead preferring that Congress pass a clean CR and debt ceiling increase. As...
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Congressional Fiscal Leadership Council Urges Lawmakers to Action
Read moreToday, the Fix the Debt Campaign's Congressional Fiscal Leadership Council released an open letter signed by a group of 120 former Members of Congress...
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The CR and the Medical Device Tax (Take Two)
Read moreAs Congress negotiates a proposal to pass a continuing resolution and reopen the government, they may enact other policy at the same time. One such...
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Q&A: Everything You Should Know About the Debt Ceiling
Read moreWhile it is incredibly disappointing that elected officials in Washington failed to avoid a government shutdown, attention is quickly turning towards...
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Q&A: Everything You Should Know About Government Shutdowns
Read moreCongress faces a number of looming fiscal crises this fall, and the first obstacle is just around the corner -- if lawmakers fail to pass legislation...
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Peters Introduces Constructive Budget Process Reforms
Read moreWith the debt limit approaching and another showdown looming, the focus of some policymakers may naturally turn to how to avoid a similar potentially...
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Appropriations Bill Lands With a THUD on the Floor
Read moreYesterday, the House Transportation-Housing and Urban Development (THUD) appropriations bill was removed from floor consideration, showing a lack of...
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Ways and Means Begins Work on Entitlement Reform
Read moreJust as they have for tax reform, the House Ways and Means Committee has begun organizing and pressing forward on entitlement reforms, starting with a...